Tufan Ersöz
Tufan Ersöz (born December 2, 1980) is a Turkish professional basketball player from İzmir, Turkey. He is a shooting guard playing for Olin Gençlik.
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| Olin Gençlik | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Turkish Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 2, 1980 İzmir, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1998–present |
| Career history | |
| 1998–2000 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2000–2001 | Antbirlik |
| 2001–2003 | Beşiktaş |
| 2003–2004 | Galatasaray |
| 2004–2005 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2005–2006 | Tekelspor |
| 2006–2010 | Galatasaray |
| 2010–present | Olin Gençlik |
Professional career
He was a basketball player in Efes Pilsen’s youth program and he had 4 Turkish Cup Championships. During the 1998-1999 season he rose to the first team of Efes Pilsen. During the 2000-2001 season, he was loaned to Antalya Antbirlik and he became very successful there. He averaged 18, 0 points in 26 matches. During the 2001-2002 season, he was transferred to Beşiktaş and he became the top scorer of his team. He stayed 2 years at Beşiktaş. During the 2003-2004 season he signed a contract with Galatasaray. He played 25 matches and he averaged 12, 4 points. He became the third top scorer that season. During the 2004-2005 season he was transferred to Darüşşafaka but he had a hard time fitting into the system there. During the 2005-2006 season he played at Tekelspor and he averaged 9, 9 points, 2, 1 rebounds and 2, 3 assists. Because of some monetary problems of his team, he had to leave Tekelspor. During the 2006-2007 season he returned to Galatasaray Cafe Crown. Now he’s continuing his career in Galatasaray Cafe Crown as the captain of his team.
Jersey scandal
Tufan is also known for a major scandal in Turkish Professional Basketball. At the beginning of the 2009-2010 season, Cemal Nalga (who is also a basketball player on Galatasaray Cafe Crown) got a five match suspension during 23 September 2009 match against Cibona Zagreb. But, he later played in a friendly match against EnBW Ludwigsburg and Deutsche Bank Skyliners and wore the uniform of his good friend Tufan's number 7.[1] He also been with Tufan Ersöz name in matches list.[2] Nalga later received a two-year suspension in Turkey. Tufan also received a four-month suspension for his actions.[3] During 13 December 2009 match against Daruşşafaka, Tufan’s suspension finished and he made his return.
National team career
He played 67 matches for the junior national team of Turkey.